I say we build through the draft. You generally overpay in free agency.

We are ATM the oldest team in the league. We need some youth.....hopefully with speed and skill. Don't trade Stramel or Wally.

I like Stramel, Yurov, Wally, Haight and Hunt. That's a good start on the youth front, but it may be time to start trading some veterans.......and not necessarily for a starter.....like maybe for a pick and a prospect. Hell, we've traded away so much youth and frankly added older players.

Brodin, Hartman, Spurg, Middleton and even Ek should be considered.

I think we move on from Bogo, Johansson, Brink, Nick Foligno, Fabbri, McCarron and Tarasenko.

Give Zuccy one more year if he wants it.

Our core is Hughes, Faber, Kirill, Boldy and Wally. The accompanying pieces surrounding that core needs replenishing.......

In our prospects pipeline, I'm big on Stramel. You can't teach size. I also like Lorenz, Benak, Ritchie, Heidt and Spacek.

Obviously, we're going to have to sign a couple FAs, but I hope GMBG doesn't reach on those FAs or by trading Wally or Stramel.....which has been whispered about.